prebuffer

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verb

To place into a buffer in preparation for later retrieval or playback.

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Meanings

verbprebuffer (third-person singular simple present prebuffers, present participle prebuffering, simple past and past participle prebuffered)

present singular third person prebuffers · participle present prebuffering · participle past prebuffered · past prebuffered

  1. transitivecomputingTo place into a buffer in preparation for later retrieval or playback.

Origin

From pre- + buffer.

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APA

prebuffer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prebuffer

MLA

“prebuffer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prebuffer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prebuffer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prebuffer.

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